Outdoor Journal - All Search
Below are all the recent Outdoor Oklahoma Journals along with a search option to find a journal related to your subject of interest.
OLAP: More Access, More Opportunity
As you plan your dove hunts, scouting for deer season or getting ready to chase quail this fall, don’t forget about OLAP!
Behind the Badge
Discover how ODWC’s Wildlife Investigations Team tackles complex wildlife crimes, from license fraud and trafficking to multistate investigations.
‘Watering holes’ for Mourning Dove
Learn how to improve watering holes for mourning doves by creating bare ground, managing vegetation and adding attractive perches near quality feeding and roosting areas.
Bow Hunter's Paradise
Oklahoma's got 1M+ acres of public land for bowhunters — pronghorn on the Panhandle prairie, black bear in the Ouachita Mountains, mule deer out west. Here's your guide to WMAs, OLAP land, and the tactics that actually work.
Mowing: Harmful or Useful
Learn how to use mowing strategically for wildlife habitat, including brush management, weed control, strip mowing, access routes and firebreaks.
2025-26 Big Game Harvest Report
Oklahoma’s 2025-26 deer harvest ranked second-best in state history. Study the numbers, find where hunters found success and use the data to plan for a successful hunt.
Summer Adaptations: Wildlife Are Feeling Hot, Hot, Hot
On top of their everyday survival challenges, Oklahoma’s wildlife are often subjected to grueling hot temperatures and drought conditions. We share our favorite summer adaptations that dragonflies, birds, lizards, snakes, and even squirrels use to deal with scorching conditions.
Red River Carp Stakeout
Invasive carp, including silver or “jumping” carp, have become an ecological horror story in the United States, consuming river-loads of plankton and other foods and, in some states, outcompeting native fish communities. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is monitoring the Red River downstream of Denison Dam to learn more about adult invasive carp movements and conducting early detection sampling for carp larvae. So far, larval invasive carp have not been documented in this river system.
Hunter Education: A Key Step to Hunting in Oklahoma
Now is the time to sign up for a free Hunter Education clinic from the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife conservation, and there's sure to be one near you soon.
Deer Management Starts Now
One aspect of deer management that many people overlook is summer habitat. Everyone is so focused on fall forage and food plots that this easily achievable improvement is, many times, the last on someone's list.